Kei Nishikori vs Dennis Novikov — Canada Masters Round of 32

Canada Masters · ATP · Round of 32
JPN3
Kei Nishikori
#717ATP
1714ELO
1680Hard ELO
36 yrs · 178 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWLWWLWL
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 25 July 2016
hard
USA
Dennis Novikov
32 yrs · 193 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLWLLLW
Nishikori K.
6-4 7-5
Novikov D.
Nishikori K.
672
Novikov D.
450

Kei Nishikori defeated Dennis Novikov 6-4 7-5 in the Canada Masters round of 32 on hard. The result followed the form book — Kei Nishikori came in defending last year's semi-final.

Key context

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Nishikori K.serving86% hold

wins 67% of points on serve vs Novikov D.

Novikov D.serving80% hold

wins 63% of points on serve vs Nishikori K.

Serve advantage — Nishikori K.

Each player's serve crossed against the other's return, converted to expected hold of serve. Recent completed matches, ATP, WTA & Challenger. About

Statistics

This season
Nishikori K.Novikov D.
1st serve in·Slight edge
64%
58%
1st serve points won·Even
68%
72%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
54%
49%
Service points won·Even
63%
63%
Return points won·Even
39%
35%
Break points saved·Even
59%
61%
Aces / match·Dominant
2.7
7.8
Double faults / match·Dominant
2.2
3.7

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 181). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Nishikori K.Novikov D.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
88
19
Break points saved·Clear edge
97
78
Break points won·Dominant
74
2
Deciding sets·Dominant
100
24
Tiebreaks·Dominant
97
36

Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast
Weather
25°COvercast
Wind 14 km/hHumidity 89%
Final
Djokovic N.[1]
Nishikori K.[3]
6-37-5
Semi-finals
Nishikori K.[3]
Wawrinka S.[2]
7-666-1
Djokovic N.[1]
Monfils G.[10]
6-36-2
Quarter-finals
Wawrinka S.[2]
Anderson K.
6-16-3
Nishikori K.[3]
Dimitrov G.
6-33-66-2
Monfils G.[10]
Raonic M.[4]
6-46-4
Djokovic N.[1]
Berdych T.[5]
7-666-4
R16
Wawrinka S.[2]
Sock J.[16]
7-636-2
Anderson K.
Tomic B.[12]
4-66-36-4
Nishikori K.[3]
Ram R.
6-36-4
Dimitrov G.
Karlovic I.
6-37-5
Monfils G.[10]
Goffin D.[7]
7-652-66-4
Raonic M.[4]
Donaldson J.
6-26-3
Berdych T.[5]
Harrison R.
6-46-726-4
Djokovic N.[1]
Stepanek R.
6-26-4
R32
Anderson K.
Thiem D.[6]
4-1
Sock J.[16]
Young D.
6-46-3
Nishikori K.[3]
Novikov D.
6-47-5
Ram R.
Pouille L.[13]
6-47-65
Karlovic I.
Cilic M.[8]
6-47-63
Monfils G.[10]
Pospisil V.
7-666-0
Raonic M.[4]
Lu Y.
6-36-3
Berdych T.[5]
Coric B.
4-66-16-4
Harrison R.
Isner J.[9]
7-636-746-4
Stepanek R.
Polansky P.
7-656-4
Djokovic N.[1]
Muller G.
7-57-63
Wawrinka S.[2]
Youzhny M.
7-637-68
Goffin D.[7]
Querrey S.
6-42-1
Donaldson J.
Fognini F.
6-33-66-3
Tomic B.[12]
Diez S.
6-37-64
Dimitrov G.
Shapovalov D.
6-46-3
R64
Shapovalov D.
Kyrgios N.[11]
7-623-66-3
Pospisil V.
Chardy J.
7-630-0
Youzhny M.
Robert S.
6-37-66
Young D.
Dolgopolov A.
7-666-4
Sock J.[16]
Kudla D.
6-26-2
Tomic B.[12]
Gonzalez A.
6-47-61
Anderson K.
Troicki V.
7-646-3
Novikov D.
Delbonis F.
6-46-3
Ram R.
Gulbis E.
6-46-2
Dimitrov G.
Sugita Y.
5-77-656-4
Karlovic I.
Fritz T.
6-797-656-2
Querrey S.
Dancevic F.
7-656-4
Monfils G.[10]
Sousa J.
6-36-3
Fognini F.
Johnson S.[15]
6-46-4
Coric B.
Dodig I.
5-76-46-2
Harrison R.
Kuznetsov A.
6-36-1
Isner J.[9]
Sela D.
4-66-36-2
Polansky P.
Smyczek T.
4-66-36-0
Muller G.
Tursunov D.
7-656-1
Lu Y.
Zverev A.
7-56-3
Donaldson J.
Millman J.
6-44-3
Diez S.
Edmund K.
3-66-36-2
Stepanek R.
Paire B.[14]
6-16-3
Pouille L.[13]
Gomez E.
6-786-47-5